Princess is the royal title used as a name; it descends through French from the Latin princeps, "first" or "foremost". Title names such as Princess, Queen and Majesty have a long history in African American naming and sit alongside the newer boys' names King and Prince. Princess ranked number 813 in the United States in 2000, peaked at number 686 in 2003 and has slipped out of the top 1000, standing at number 1122 in 2025.